What is a deal breaker for you in a relationship?

Getty Images. Deal-breakers in relationships are the things that will cause you to call it quits — no matter how long youve been together. Some common deal-breakers include a partners stance on having children, a lack of responsibility with money, or a lack of ambition.

What does it mean when something is a deal breaker?

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdeal‧break‧er, deal breaker /ˈdiːlˌbreɪkə $ -ər/ noun [countable] informal something that makes you decide that you do not want a product, relationship, job etc, because you cannot accept that part of it The benefits package became a dealbreaker in the negotiations.